Location: Unknown
Subordinate to: Syrian government
Size: Unknown
Primary Function: Ecological research and research on CW defense

Description:
Very little information exists about this organization. It was apparently established as part of an agreement with Russian agencies in 1992. No references have been made to this organization since that time, and it is possible that it has ceased operation.

Key Sources: Prepared Statement of Dr. Vil S. Mirazayanov before the Senate Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Hearings on Global Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Federal News Service, 1 November 1995, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Jonathan B. Tucker and Kathleen M. Vogel, "Preventing the Proliferation of Chemical and Biological Weapons Materials and Know-How," Nonproliferation Review 7 (Spring 2000), p. 89.

	Updated November 2003